More than half (55%) of entrepreneurs aim for moderate to strong growth in the coming year. According to the newly released BDC Report on the State of Entrepreneurship 2025 , published to mark the launch of BDC Small Business Week™, 92% of entrepreneurs would choose this path again if given the chance. “It’s remarkable to see how invested entrepreneurs are,” said Pierre Cléroux, Vice President, Research and Chief Economist at BDC. It explores the key challenges faced by business owners and highlights the strategies they are deploying to overcome them. The survey was conducted among 1,502 business owners and members of the Sago AskingCanadians online panel between July 17 and August 1, 2025.